ROCHESTER, Minn. — Police making a traffic stop found an AK-47 rifle in the vehicle, plus suspected cocaine and hallucinogenic drugs called “magic mushrooms.” Arrested was Somnith Thuo, 40, of Rochester. Thuo was carrying $1,700 in cash, police said. This was about 10 p.m. The stop was at 11th Street and Second Avenue Northwest for an inoperable brake light. Right away, officers said, they saw open beer cans and a 9mm bullet inside the vehicle. There was also an odor of fresh marijuana, they said. In the glove box was a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun. police said. The search also led to the discovery of, the suspected cocaine and mushrooms, and a digital scale. In the trunk police reported finding the AK-47, a military weapon. The suspected confiscated drugs were 13.5 grams of loose cocaine and 19.9 grams of packaged mushrooms, police said.
Thuo. Booking charges: Felony possession of with a firearm.